Paris, June 2 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a bilateral meeting with Nigeria's Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole Oon, and discussed strengthening trade relations between the two countries.

The productive half-hour meeting took place on the sidelines of international trade discussions in Paris.

Following the bilateral talks, Nigerian Minister Oduwole expressed satisfaction with the outcome.

"We've had very progressive discussions. Nigeria and India have been good trade partners. We've discussed how we can grow that bilaterally," she stated.

Both ministers will participate in the informal gathering of WTO Ministers on the margins of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting.

"We will have a mi...